After recovering from COVID-19, MP cop donates plasma

Indore, May 7 () A 27-year-old trainee IPS officer,who recovered from COVID-19, donated his plasma at agovernment hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city onThursday, an official said.

The trainee officer of the 2018 batch had contractedthe infection while on duty last month and recovered followingtreatment, the official said.

The officer donated his plasma at Maharaja YashwantraoHospital on Thursday, Dr Ashok Yadav, head of the TransfusionMedicine department said.

The MYH is one of the few institutes in the countrythat has gotten the Indian Council of Medical Research's(ICMR) approval for administering plasma therapy on COVID-19patients.

"With this plasma donation, the trial has started atMYH. We will use this therapy for patients who are in acritical condition," Yadav said.

Meanwhile, the officer said, "If critical patientsare able to recover from COVID-19 with the help of my plasma,I would consider myself very fortunate."

As many as 31 police personnel, including two IPSofficers, have contracted COVID-19 in Indore, which is amongthe worst affected districts in the country.

While 22 policemen continue to undergo treatment,eight personnel, including both IPS officers, have recoveredfrom the infection. HWP MASARU ARU